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Managing Health Services Organizations

Location
Beijing, China
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Friday, September 20, 2019
End Date
Monday, September 23, 2019
Class Time(s)
M, F, Sa, Su, 8:30am - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Mark Bittle
Contact Name
Judith Holzer
Contact Email
jholzer1@jhu.edu
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2019
Prerequisite
Description
Examines the health care environment and its organizational implications. Presents a framework for understanding and managing health services and health sector organizations. Explores the application of managerial leadership skills to influence people and institutions. Discusses how to manage resources within a framework of principles, people, processes and organizational design. Addresses strategic and organizational management, management and performance improvement tools, and management roles and functions.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify the complexities and challenges of managing health services organizations
  2. Analyze health service organizations and their functions in order to facilitate change and performance improvement
  3. Apply management tools and processes to performance improvement opportunities
  4. Discuss the role and expectations of managers in health service organizations
  5. Apply management theories and tools to the analysis of a current health care organizational issues
  6. Work collaboratively on a team assignment
Enrollment Restriction
Enrollment restricted to DrPH/pt students in the Tsinghua cohort
Instructor Consent
Consent required for all students
Consent Note
Consent required for all students
Consent Contact
jholzer1@jhu.edu
Jointly Offered With
International Health
Health Policy and Management
Special Comments

This course will be offered over a 4 day period in Beijing China at Tsinghua University. Students are required to complete readings and take several short quizzes on content comprehension prior to the start of class. Final case analysis will be due at the conclusion of 1st term.